Northern Ireland national under-21 football team

Northern Ireland U21

Association

Irish Football Association

Head coach

Jim Magilton

Most caps

21 Sean Friars (1998-2001)

Top scorer

4 (six players)

First colours

Second colours

First international

8 March 1978,

Rep. Ireland U21 1-1 Northern Ireland U21

Biggest win

10 May 2006,

Northern Ireland U21 5-0

Liechtenstein U21
ECQ

Biggest defeat

1 April 2003,

Northern Ireland U21 2-6

Greece U21 ECQ

The Northern Ireland national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Northern Ireland.

Former coaches

Name	From	To	Record
Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	%W
Danny Blanchflower	08-03-1978		1	0	1	0	0.0
Billy Bingham	03-04-1990		1	1	0	0	100.0
Bryan Hamilton	22-03-1994		1	0	1	0	0.0
Roy Millar	21-04-1998		1	1	0	0	100.0
Chris Nicholl	20-05-1998	08-10-1999	13	3	5	5	23.1
Roy Millar	28-03-2000	26-03-2008	48	17	9	22	35.4
Steve Beaglehole	19-08-2008	15-11-2011	21	4	3	14	19.0
Steve Robinson	10-05-2012	15-10-2013	10	0	0	10	0.0
Jim Magilton*	14-11-2013	05-03-2014	2	1	0	2	33.3

* first two games as caretaker manager

Results and fixtures 2015–2017

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Macedonia	10	6	3	1	13	7	+6	21	Final tournament
2	France	10	6	2	2	17	8	+9	20
3	Iceland	10	5	3	2	13	9	+4	18
4	Ukraine	10	4	2	4	14	12	+2	14
5	Scotland	10	2	2	6	8	17	−9	8
6	Northern Ireland	10	0	2	8	6	18	−12	2

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

5 September 2015	Northern Ireland	1 – 2	Scotland	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
15:00 CET	Kennedy 7' Gorman 51', 59'	Report	Christie 33' Fraser 61'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

8 September 2015	Iceland	1 – 1	Northern Ireland	Reykjavík, Iceland
18:30 CET	Þrándarson 37'	Report	Johnson 2'	Stadium: Fylkisvöllur Referee: Mohammed Al-Hakim (Sweden)

13 October 2015	Northern Ireland	1 – 2	Macedonia	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
16:00 CET	Doherty 43'	Report	Bardi 46' Markoski 85'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)

12 November 2015	France	1 – 0	Northern Ireland	Guingamp, France
18:45 CET	Crivelli 82'	Report		Stadium: Stade du Roudourou Referee: Zaven Hovhannisyan (Armenia)

17 November 2015	Northern Ireland	1 – 2	Ukraine	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
20:30 CET	McCartan 53'	Report	Kovalenko 64', 73'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Ognjen Valjić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

29 March 2016	Scotland	3 – 1	Northern Ireland	Paisley, Scotland
20:30 CET	McBurnie 58' Cummings 64', 78'	Report	McCartan 13'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

2 September 2016	Northern Ireland	0 – 1	Iceland	Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:00 CET		Report	Ægisson 87'	Stadium: Mourneview Park Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

6 September 2016	Macedonia	2 – 0	Northern Ireland	Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
18:45 CET	Doherty 37' (o.g.) Markoski 87'	Report		Stadium: Philip II Arena Referee: Boris Marhefka (Slovakia)

6 October 2016	Ukraine	1 – 1	Northern Ireland	Kiev, Ukraine
17:30 CET	Bedyedin 15'	Report	Smyth 12'	Stadium: Obolon Arena Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)

11 October 2016	Northern Ireland	0 – 3	France	Belfast, Northern Ireland
18:45 CET		Report	Augustin 16', 42' M. Dembélé 89'	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Ukraine and France on 6 October and 11 October 2016.^[1]

Caps and goals updated as of 11 October 2016.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Conor Mitchell	(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996	3	0	Burnley
12	1GK	Gareth Deane	(1994-06-14) 14 June 1994	0	0	Linfield

4	2DF	Liam Donnelly	(1996-03-07) 7 March 1996	13	0	Hartlepool United
3	2DF	Luke Conlan	(1994-10-31) 31 October 1994	11	0	Morecambe
2	2DF	Cameron Dummigan	(1996-06-02) 2 June 1996	11	0	Oldham Athletic
5	2DF	Connor Quigley	(1997-12-04) 4 December 1997	2	0	Dundee
16	2DF	Ben Hall	(1997-01-16) 16 January 1997	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
13	2DF	Michael Newberry	(1997-12-30) 30 December 1997	0	0	Newcastle United

11	3MF	Michael Duffy	(1994-07-28) 28 July 1994	9	0	Dundee
7	3MF	Ryan McLaughlin	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994	6	0	Oldham Athletic
17	3MF	Dale Gorman	(1996-06-28) 28 June 1996	5	0	Stevenage
6	3MF	Liam Nolan	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994	4	0	Southport
18	3MF	Dion Charles	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995	3	0	Fleetwood Town
8	3MF	Mark Sykes	(1997-08-04) 4 August 1997	3	0	Glenavon
9	3MF	Ben Kennedy	(1997-01-12) 12 January 1997	2	0	Stevenage
19	3MF	Conor McDermott	(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997	1	0	Derry City

14	4FW	Mikhail Kennedy	(1996-08-18) 18 August 1996	7	1	Charlton Athletic
10	4FW	Paul Smyth	(1997-09-10) 10 September 1997	3	1	Linfield

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team and remain eligible.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Conor Brennan	(1994-03-30) 30 March 1994	13	0	Raith Rovers	v. Scotland, 29 March 2016
GK	Chris Johns	(1995-05-13) 13 May 1995	1	0	Coleraine	v. Serbia, 9 September 2014

DF	Rhys Marshall	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995	1	0	Glenavon	v. Macedonia, 6 September 2016
DF	Josh Doherty	(1996-03-15) 15 March 1996	5	1	Leyton Orient	v. Macedonia, 6 September 2016
DF	Ryan Johnson	(1996-10-02) 2 October 1996	4	1	St Albans City	v. Macedonia, 6 September 2016
DF	Jamie Sendles-White	(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994	12	0	Swindon Town	v. Macedonia, 6 September 2016
DF	Rhys Sharpe	(1994-10-17) 17 October 1994	7	0	Notts County	v. Scotland, 29 March 2016
DF	Luke McCullough	(1994-02-15) 15 February 1994	8	0	Doncaster Rovers	v. Ukraine, 17 November 2015
DF	Reece Glendinning	(1995-06-09) 9 June 1995	0	0	Linfield	v. Ukraine, 17 November 2015
DF	James Singleton	(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995	2	0	Glenavon	v. Macedonia, 13 October 2015
DF	Paddy McNair	(1995-04-27) 27 April 1995	2	0	Sunderland	v. Serbia, 9 September 2014
DF	Jamie Harney	(1996-03-04) 4 March 1996	1	0	Colchester United	v. Serbia, 9 September 2014
DF	Dominic Ball	(1995-08-02) 2 August 1995	2	0	Rotherham United	v. Belgium, 9 September 2013
DF	Paddy McNally	(1994-08-20) 20 August 1994	1	0	Carrick Rangers	v. Cyprus, 31 May 2013

MF	Christopher Paul	(1997-09-25) 25 September 1997	1	0	Queens Park Rangers	v. Ukraine, 6 October 2016
MF	Jordan Thompson	(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997	3	0	Raith Rovers	v. Ukraine, 6 October 2016
MF	Darren McKnight	(1995-08-27) 27 August 1995	5	0	Stalybridge Celtic	v. Ukraine, 6 October 2016
MF	Gavin Whyte	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	5	0	Crusaders	v. Macedonia, 6 September 2016
MF	Joel Cooper	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996	4	0	Glenavon	v. Macedonia, 6 September 2016
MF	Lewis Maloney	(1995-05-05) 5 May 1995	6	0	Middlesbrough	v. Scotland, 29 March 2016
MF	Jordan Stewart	(1995-03-31) 31 March 1995	2	0	Swindon Town	v. Ukraine, 17 November 2015
MF	Eoghan McCawl	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996	0	0	St Johnstone	v. Ukraine, 17 November 2015
MF	Callum Camps	(1995-11-30) 30 November 1995	1	0	Rochdale	v. Macedonia, 13 October 2015
MF	Cameron McGeehan	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995	3	0	Luton Town	v. Serbia, 9 September 2014
MF	Aaron McEneff	(1995-07-09) 9 July 1995	0	0	Derry CIty	v. Serbia, 9 September 2014
MF	David Morgan	(1994-07-04) 4 July 1994	4	0	Nuneaton Town	v. Cyprus, 19 November 2013
MF	Paul McElroy	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994	1	0	Dungannon Swifts	v. Serbia, 11 October 2013
MF	Chris Lester	(1994-10-27) 27 October 1994	1	0	Warrington Town	v. Denmark, 14 August 2013

FW	Louis Rooney	(1996-09-28) 28 September 1996	1	0	Truro City	v. Ukraine, 6 October 2016
FW	Shayne Lavery	(1998-12-08) 8 December 1998	2	0	Everton	v. Macedonia, 6 September 2016
FW	Shay McCartan	(1994-05-18) 18 May 1994	9	2	Accrington Stanley	v. Scotland, 29 March 2016
FW	Robbie McDaid	(1996-10-23) 23 October 1996	4	0	Leeds United	v. Scotland, 29 March 2016
FW	Jay Donnelly	(1995-04-10) 10 April 1995	0	0	Cliftonville	v. Scotland, 29 March 2016
FW	Jamie McDonagh	(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996	1	0	Greenock Morton	v. Ukraine, 17 November 2015
FW	Jamie Reid	(1994-07-15) 15 July 1994	2	0	Torquay United	v. Belgium, 9 September 2013

Player records

Top appearances

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-21 Caps
1	Sean Friars	Liverpool, Ipswich Town	1998–2001	21
2	Rory McArdle	Sheffield Wednesday, Rochdale	2006–2008	19
2	Terry McFlynn	Queens Park Rangers, Woking, Margate	2000–2003	19
2	Thomas Stewart	Wolverhampton Wanderers, Linfield	2006–2008	19
5	Chris Casement	Ipswich Town, Dundee	2007–2009	18
6	Josh Magennis	Cardiff City, Aberdeen	2009–2012	17
6	Ciarán Toner	Tottenham Hotspur	2000–2003	17
6	Jeff Whitley	Manchester City	1998–2000	17
9	David Buchanan	Bury	2006–2008	15
9	Aaron Callaghan	Limavady United, Ballymena United, Derry City	2006–2008	15
9	Trevor Carson	Sunderland	2006–2009	15
9	Craig Cathcart	Manchester United	2006–2009	15
9	Richard Graham	Queens Park Rangers	1998–2001	15

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Year(s)	U-21 Goals
1	Adrian Coote	Norwich City	1998–1999	4
1	David Healy	Manchester United	1998–1999	4
1	Josh Magennis	Cardiff City, Aberdeen	2009–2012	4
1	Sam Morrow	Hibernian	2005–2006	4
1	Oliver Norwood	Manchester United	2009–2012	4
1	Thomas Stewart	Wolverhampton Wanderers, Linfield	2006–2008	4
7	Gary Hamilton	Blackburn Rovers, Portadown	2000–2001	3
7	Mo Harkin	Wycombe Wanderers	2000–2001	3
7	Billy Kee	Leicester City, Torquay United, Burton Albion	2009–2011	3
7	Andrew Little	Rangers	2008–2010	3
7	Grant McCann	West Ham United	2000–2001	3
7	Chris Turner	Sligo Rovers, Bohemian	2006–2008	3

Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-21s.

Under-21 graduates

Players who have won 15 of more Northern Ireland 'Full' caps after playing for Northern Ireland U21 (Correct as of end of the 2011/12 season)

Name	U21 Caps/Goals	U21 Career	Full Caps/Goals
Chris Baird	6/0	2002-2003	56/0*
Kingsley Black	1/0	1990	30/1
Noel Brotherston	1/0	1978	27/3
Chris Brunt	2/1	2005-2006	30/1*
Tony Capaldi	14/0	2001-2003	22
Roy Carroll	11/0	1998-1999	20/0*
Sammy Clingan	11/1	2003-2006	32/0*
Steven Davis	3/0	2003-2004	52/3*
Mal Donaghy	1/0	1978	91/0
Iain Dowie	1/0	1990	59
Stuart Elliott	3/0	1998-1999	39/4
Corry Evans	10/0	2008-2010	16/1*
Jonny Evans	3/0	2006	29/1*
Warren Feeney	8/2	2001-2003	46/5*
Keith Gillespie	1/0	1994	86/2
Danny Griffin	10/1	1998-1999	29/1
Billy Hamilton	1/0	1978	42/5
David Healy	8/4	1998-1999	93/35*
Michael Hughes	1/0	1990	71/5
Damien Johnson	11/0	1998-1999	56/0
Kyle Lafferty	2/0	2006	30/9*
Neil Lennon	2/0	1990-1994	40/2
Jim Magilton	1/0	1990	52/5
Grant McCann	9/3	2000-2001	39/4*
George McCartney	5/0	2000-2001	33/1*
David McCreery	1/0	1978	67/0
Ryan McGivern	5/1	2009-2011	16/0*
Gerard McMahon	1/0	1994	18/2
Paul McVeigh	11/0	1998-1999	20/0
Phil Mulryne	5/1	1998-1999	27/3
Jimmy Nicholl	1/0	1978	73/1
John O'Neill	1/0	1978	39/2
Michael O'Neill	1/0	1994	31/4
Darren Patterson	1/0	1994	17/1
James Quinn	1/0	1994	50/4
Maik Taylor	1/0	1998	88/0*
Jeff Whitley	17/1	1998-2000	20/2

* Player still active.

References

↑ "Northern Ireland 1-4 Serbia". UEFA. 9 September 2014.

External links

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